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Oxeye daisies in early summer

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here’s a little bit about the people who work at magdalen farm …

Dan
Dan

Dan

Head Education Ranger

Favourite smell …

Chips at the seaside!

If I could be an animal I would be …

A penguin

The best thing about my job is …

Working outdoors and using nature to teach and inspire

Favourite tree …

Rowan

Rhian

Education Ranger

Food I love …

Toad in the Hole

The best month is …

April, when Spring starts. You start to see life come back into plants and the heaviness of the winter gloom lifts.

Favourite bird …

Barn Owl

My favourite field on Magdalen Farm is…

Maypole
Izzie
Izzie

Izzie

Education Ranger

One of my hobbies is …

Hip hop dancing

Favourite sound …

Dusk birdsong

If I could be an animal I would be …

A saltwater crocodile

Favourite bird …

Puffin
Lucy
Lucy

Lucy

Education Ranger

Favourite bird …

house martin

One of my hobbies is …

needle felting

Favourite smell …

basil

The best month is …

october, i love autumn
Tilda
Tilda

Tilda

Education Ranger

Food I love …

beetroot

If I could be an animal I would be …

a grey seal

Favourite smell …

sweet peas

Best thing about my job …

growing, being outside, teaching, pushing a wheelbarrow and eating!
May
May

May

Ranger

The best month is …

May, because it starts to feel summery and warm, there are lots of beautiful flowers and it’s a great name!

Favourite sound …

Dance music

If I could be an animal I would be …

A Beaver

Food I hate …

Egg with runny yolk. Ick!
Lucy
Lucy

Lucy

Head Chef

Food I love …

Everything except …

Food I hate  …

… Liquorice

Favourite smell …

Cut Grass/freshly opened coffee beans

If I could be an animal I would be a …

Hippo
Jess

Jess

Chef

Favourite sound …

Sounds of the rainforest

Favourite bird …

Robin

If I could be an animal I would be …

a lioness because they are strong, independent, and take nothing from no one

The best month is …

Either February (because its my birthday) or December (because its Christmas)

Kathy

head Housekeeper

Favourite sound …

Rain on the roof

Food I hate …

Sultanas

Food I love …

Coronation chicken (without sultanas!)

Favourite bird …

Robin
Mel
Mel

Mel

Housekeeper

Favourite tree …

Japanese Maple

Favourite smell …

Cut grass

If I could be an animal I would be …

A cat

Food I love …

Seafood
Paul
Paul

Paul

Caretaker

Favourite smell …

Coffee. But i don’t like the taste!

Favourite tree …

Oak

One of my hobbies is …

Collecting and playing synthesisers

Favourite sound …

Native American flute

Pete

Caretaker

Favourite bird …

Blackbird

Food I hate  …

garlic

Favourite sound …

the 19 litre engine of a Chieftain tank

The best field on Magdalen Farm is …

Kensal
Robin
Robin

Robin

Head Environment Ranger

Favourite smell …

Honey

The best field on Magdalen Farm is  …

Kensal

Favourite bird …

Goshawk

If I could be an animal I would be …

Goshawk!
Faye
Faye

Faye

Administrator and Marketer

Favourite bird …

Magpie

Food I love  …

Vietnamese Pho

If I could be an animall I would be …

A fox. Because they are playful

Favourite sound …

A frog chorus in the rainy season in Hong Kong
Liz

Liz

Accounts Clerk

Favourite tree …

Beech

The best thing about my job is  …

For a desk job, I have a desk with a great view and birdsong

Favourite sound …

breeze in the trees

Favourite smell …

A pulled Christmas cracker
Giles
Giles

Giles

Chief Executive

Favourite bird …

swallow

Food I hate …

mushrooms

One of my hobbies is …

sailing about on the sea

Best thing about my job …

the people i work with are funny!
Rebecca
Rebecca

Rebecca

Head of Learning and Nature Connection

Favourite tree …

Beech

The best field on Magdalen Farm is …

Maypole (it’s a calm place with lovely views and beautiful flora and fauna)

Favourite sound …

Waves on a beach

Food I hate …

rice pudding (disgusting)
Daniel
Daniel

Daniel

Head of Hospitality and Facilities

Favourite smell …
tomato plants in a greenhouse
Food I love …
Cheese toastie and tomato soup (together)
The best month is …
October. Mushroom foraging season!
If I could be an animal I would be …
a badger. I think I’d like to live underground